[T3] Bad news on engine

[Jim Adney]

On 24 Jan 2012 at 6:26, R. David wrote:

> You DO need head vents in order to let fresh air into the PCV system on our
> 72's. I have the whole '72 system on our VW, but I don't have the 72 heads.
> What I did was weld metal pipe bungs to the top corners of the metal valve
> covers and ran the factory fresh air hoses (from the air cleaner) to these
> bungs. Works well. I can email you some pictures if you like, Dennis.

That solution works, but it's really a pain when it comes time to 
adjust the valves. Dave didn't have his engine apart, so this was 
probably his only realistic option at the time, but with your engine 
apart, you should really work to keep those vent ports in the head.

Last night I went to the web site that Jeff suggested:

http://www.avp-worldwide.com

I'd never heard of them and that web site showed the '72-3 Type 3 
heads, but didn't make it clear what they were selling. They were 
asking $120, plus $11 core charge, per head, which seemed pretty 
reasonable if these were complete with valves and springs, but high 
for rebuilt bare heads. Nowhere did the word "rebuilt" appear on 
their page, but the fact that there's a core charge makes it pretty 
clear.

I have the impression that some new heads come with the boss that 
could be drilled out to install those ports, as well as the temp 
sensor boss. If true, those might be a good option.

Has anyone had any dealings with RIMCO lately? Unless they are no 
longer an option, I would look there first.

http://www.rimcovw.com

And their price list is here:

http://rimcovw.com/app/download/5807506704/Rimco+Line-card.pdf

Wow, have their prices ever gone up!!!

All these web sites have more than the usual number of typos, 
misspellings, and grammer errors. It seems odd, because you'd think 
that someone who could set up a nice web site, would also proofread 
it.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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